3. Urgent Question: Tolling on the Severn Crossings

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:37 pm on 17 January 2017.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 2:37, 17 January 2017

It’s an incredible irony that it’s the so-called pro-business party that is actually in favour of a huge constant tax on users of the Severn crossing, whereas it’s actually the Welsh Labour Party that is proving to be more pro-business by arguing most vocally for the removing of this tax on business. We will do so unashamedly. We are arguing for improvements to the prospects of the Welsh economy. We have proven, in Government, that the Welsh economy can grow faster than the UK economy can, based on the decisions that we make. If we can convince UK Government, and I sincerely hope we can do, to remove those taxes on users of the Severn crossings, I'm confident that this Government and this party will continue to improve the Welsh economy.